{we spent the time in between christmas and new years taking down all the decorations and putting our house back in order. it was so refreshing to start the new year with a clean house. i don't know about you but i am so glad 2010 is over. there was one big lesson that i took away from last year and it was to NOT live in the future but to live in the now. i spent way too many days...um...make that months thinking about the future and the what "could" happen. telling myself that i shouldn't or can't do something because i should keep my schedule "open" for the "just in case". as a result i feel like i really missed out on things. i started to put my business more on the back burner thinking that it would go into vacation mode for a while. i planned my year around becoming a parent when i should have just lived each day in the present. i did a lot of reflecting over the break and i decided i'm not living in the future any more. i'm going to forge on with life as it is. we have surpassed our 18 month mark of waiting and no longer have any "waiting" time line to go off of so i think this is actually a perfect time to change my thought process. i'm looking forward to this year. i'm looking forward to focusing on me, my husband, my home, my family and my business. i'm not really calling it a resolution but just a change. as for our christmas...i have so much to tell you about...more on that this week. i'm going to go spend the rest of today with b..it's our last day off together....
happy 2011 friends!!}
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2011 is going to be fantastic year for you!!!
happy new year, nay! i heard someone say in 2011 they want to be more present...i think that is something everyone should strive for! you are a wise woman!
I love your blog! And I completely get the trying to live in the moment. This wait is tough (we are in the middle of waiting for our referral from Korea). It's hard NOT thinking about it, but you are absolutely right, we should enjoy right now. Have a fabulous 2011!
That is a very good lesson for all of us - and yet so hard to learn. Happy New Year! I can't wait for your 2011 to unfold ...
wow. so true. i spent all summer / fall doing the same thing, but because of the opposite - something hanging over my head i did NOT want do [deployment], whereas you had something hanging over your head that you wanted so badly. neither were things we were able to do anything about, whether it be keeping it from happening or making it happen. we are definitely not in control here. :) i like the quote "if you can't fight it and you can't flee ... flow". what a wonderful realization & "change" for 2011. :) xo
what a great post, dana. i think anyone going thru the adoption process spends a good bit of time "living in the future" as you said. and how could you not with the terribly long wait that you've had. that being said i think it's wonderful that you are making a conscience effort to "live in the now." it's something that i am trying very hard to do as well.
i remember right after noah came home having this conversation with my mom and she said to me that with our kids we are always looking forward to the next thing....when they will talk, when they will be more independent and things will get easier, etc. etc. i've been looking back at a lot of old photos and videos of noah and i truly don't know where the last year and a half went! when did he get to be such a big boy?!! made me realize that i too need to just cherish and enjoy each and every day for what it is. time goes much too quickly. :)
I'm soooo happy 2010 is behind us. Onward and upward! While I know that 2011 is going to be your best year yet... this post is a great reminder. Something we should all try to remember. Here's to living in the moment. Cheers friend!
To the NOW! Cheers!
So true, Dana. We all need to live in the present. That said, I'm still so damn excited to see what 2011 brings you!! This is YOUR year.
always. always! here. for you.
xo
here is to an amazing 2011 and little one for each of us sisters :)
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